Caput Mundi Suite
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All Roads Lead to Roma
... t have a clear picture in my mind of how close everything was and how immense all of the buildings are. So many structures from the early days after Christ, so many temples and ruins surrounded by Romans walking, scooters zipping past, tour bus after tour bus after tour bus.
Too awesome! Had I never been to Rome I would have been SO disappointed in this excursion. Not due to the tour guides or where they took us but just simply ...
Colosseum, Forum, Palatine Hill, Trastevere
... This is the preferred entrance because the lines are shorter than at the Colosseum. The line took about 30 minutes to get the ticket but there was no waiting when we got to the Colosseum later.
The forum was the center of Roman Life with temples, shopping and various public buildings. Unfortunately it is difficult to imagine what the buildings looked like when looking at the ruins.
The ...
Rome wasn't seen in a day...
... br> After an hour and a half underground, I was happy to resurface. We first came up St Peter's chapel (under the present papal altar and a lovely little chapel that the Pope uses) and then went through the grottos where past Popes are buried. From there we were herded (and I mean herded) into St Peter's Basilica itself.
Holy Wow Batman!!
It didn't really feel very holy with the bajilion people everywhere, walking around. The ornamentation ...
When in Rome...
... killed us in terms of cash. She then brought us downstairs and around the corner onto the busy street in order to get us to our place which was really shady, and she was holding Natalie’s purse which was equally nerve-wracking. However, after entering two doors and going up an elevator of five floors to two other doors we arrived in our apartment and it was SO SICK. We were all screaming and happy because we got such a great deal. We paid as much as any hostel and ...
One week off.. Italy anyone?
... to that bakery so we stayed up until it opened, made a quick and wet dash out for pizza and croissants and then went to bed.. we only got about 2 hours sleep before waking to catch our train to our 3rd and final destination- Siena!
We got to the train station to discover that the drivers were on bloody strike which meant our train was cancelled and the next wasn't guaranteed so after some huffing and puffing we got a refund and bought a bus ticket which was ...